"three-tap" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: three-taps [present, singular, third-person], three-tapping [participle, present], three-tapped [participle, past], three-tapped [past]
Etymology: See one-tap. Etymology templates: {{m|en|one-tap}} one-tap Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} three-tap (third-person singular simple present three-taps, present participle three-tapping, simple past and past participle three-tapped)
  1. (video games, slang, transitive) To kill an enemy in three shots. Tags: slang, transitive Categories (topical): Video games Related terms: one-tap, two-tap
    Sense id: en-three-tap-en-verb-5h2Dnxv2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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